Hermon

Mount. a mountain on the border between Lebanon and SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon Range: represented the NE limits of Israeli conquests under Moses and Joshua. Height: 2814 m (9232 ft.)

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Hermon

(also Jabal al-Shaykh), a mountain massif in Syria and Lebanon, forming the distinct southern extension of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The massif measures approximately 40 km in length and rises to a maximum elevation of 2,814 m at Mount al- Shaykh, the highest point in the Anti-Lebanon and Syria. It is composed primarily of limestones and sandstones. Vegetation includes subtropical shrubs and forests.

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The concert will be held at The Hermon Centre on September 8 at 7.30pm, with doors opening at 7pm.

Classics and musical hits at choir concert; STAR BRIEFING

Mount Hermon is located in the northern tip of Israel's Golan Heights.

Israel fires missiles at border town in southern Syria

Eyal Zisser explained that the latest strikes in Syria attributed to Israel have nothing to do with Assad or even the rocket fired at the Hermon. Zisser said they are part of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

Israel is Sending Signals to Iran

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"The project had an ambitious scope," Hermon said, "to address important challenges when it comes to research broken artefacts, fragmented objects or collections dispersed around the world."

Reassembling artefacts scattered across the globe

The men responsible for this memorial were municipal art director Herbert Bulmer and the Yorkshire-born sculptor Hermon Cawthra.

Lasting tribute to The Fallen

Mrs Bran, 69, died in Morriston Hospital on Monday following the incident understood to have taken place at the Chipoteria in Hermon, Carmarthenshire, at 1.30pm on October 23.

'Warm-hearted' chip shop-death woman named

The Afon Wen at Hermon near Dolgellau is designated as a protected site because of rare lichen, otters and salmon in the water.

Probe into 'panning' for river gold

Peacefully in his sleep in the presence of his family at Ysbyty Gwynedd aged 77 years of Cil y Coed, Hermon, Bodorgan.

DEATHS

Damascus, SANA_ The Israeli enemy warplanes late on Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 at 23:26 targeted Syrian army artillery position at the eastern foothills of Mount Hermon, the General Command of the Army and the Armed Forces said in a statement.

Zionist enemy's warplanes target Syrian army artillery position at eastern foothills of Mount Hermon